In his sharply crafted, unnerving first collection of speculative fiction shorts, Courttia Newland envisages an alternate future as lived by the African diaspora. Robots used as human proxies in a war become driven by all-too-human desires; Kill Parties roam the streets of a post-apocalyptic world; a matriarchal race of mer creatures depends on inter-breeding with mortals to survive; mysterious seeds appear in cities across the world, growing into the likeness of people in their vicinity.
Through transfigured bodies and impossible encounters, Newland brings a sharp, fresh eye to age-old themes of the human capacity for greed, ambition and self-destruction, but ultimately of our strength and resilience.
| ISBN: | 9781786897107 |
| Publication date: | 28th October 2021 |
| Author: | Newland, Courttia |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Format: | Ebook |
In his sharply crafted, unnerving first collection of speculative fiction shorts, Courttia Newland envisages an alternate future as lived by the African diaspora. Robots used as human proxies in a war become driven by all-too-human desires; Kill Parties roam the streets of a post-apocalyptic world; a matriarchal race of mer creatures depends on inter-breeding with mortals to survive; mysterious seeds appear in cities across the world, growing into the likeness of people in their vicinity.
Cosmogramma features in the following genres: Science Fiction, Shorter Reads
Ebook, Paperback. £10.39. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
Cosmogramma was written by Newland, Courttia and published by Canongate Books
£10.39. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..